Resources for Research and Conservation
Publications and Multimedia
The Birds of North America Online
This definitive reference work of North American Birds offers more than 700 species accounts, including maps, sounds, and images.
bna.birds.cornell.edu
Sounds and Video
More than 65,000 sound clips and 18,000 video clips, free from the Macaulay Library's Animal
Behavior Archive.
www.animalbehaviorarchive.org
Land Manager's Guides
Research-based forest management for specific regions and species: Improving Habitat for Scarlet
Tanagers and Other Forest-Interior Birds and Improving Habitat for Forest Thrushes.
www.birds.cornell.edu/bfl/bflresults1.html
All About Birds
Information on birds and birding, including the free online bird guide with more than 500 species accounts.
www.allaboutbirds.org
Conservation Tools
Avian Knowledge Network
More than 40 million records from the ornithological community are available through this collaborative online network.
www.avianknowledge.net
Raven Interactive Sound Analysis Software
This user-friendly software enables you to acquire, visualize, measure, and analyze sounds. Raven Lite is a simplified, free version.
www.RavenSoundSoftware.com
Autonomous Recording Units
These acoustic monitoring devices can be used in terrestrial or marine environments.
www.birds.cornell.edu/brp
Audio Guides
Choose from a large selection of regional and international audio guides to birds and other wildlife.
www.birds.cornell.edu/shop/audioguides.html
Citizen Science and Education Projects
Birds in Forested Landscapes
Targeted data collection on the habitat needs of forest birds.
www.birds.cornell.edu/bfl
BirdSleuth
With this curriculum, elementary- and middle-school students learn about birds while engaging in scientific inquiry.
www.birdsleuth.net
Celebrate Urban Birds!
This project raises awareness of city birds and urban greening, and involves participants in collecting data on urban birds and habitats.
www.urbanbirds.org/celebration
eBird
This online checklist program documents the presence and abundance of bird species in Canada, the United States, Mexico, and other countries throughout the western hemisphere.
www.ebird.org
House Finch Disease Survey
Citizen-science participants help track the spread of House Finch eye disease and enable researchers to understand the dynamics of epidemics.
www.birds.cornell.edu/hofi
NestWatch
Participants monitor nests of any North American bird species.
www.nestwatch.org
Project FeederWatch
This winter-long survey tracks the abundance and distribution of feeder birds.
www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw
Resources for Educators
Activities, lessons, support materials, and more.
www.birds.cornell.edu/education/educators
Sound Recording Workshop
Learn state-of-the art techniques for recording sounds of wildlife with experts from the Lab of Ornithology. This year's workshop is June 7-June 14 in California's Tahoe National Forest.
www.birds.cornell.edu/macaulaylibrary/Contribute/soundRecordingWorkshop.html
